Martin v. City of Struthers

319 US 141, 63 S. Ct. 862, 87 L. Ed. 1313 - Supreme Court, 1943 - Google Scholar
143 The right of freedom of speech and press has broad scope. The authors of the First Amendment
knew that novel and unconventional ideas might disturb the complacent, but they chose to encourage
a freedom which they believed essential if vigorous enlightenment was ever to triumph over slothful
ignorance. [3] This freedom embraces the right to distribute literature, Lovell v. Griffin, 303 US
444, 452, and necessarily protects the right to receive it. The privilege may not be withdrawn
even if it creates the minor nuisance for a community of cleaning litter from its streets. Schneider …

[CITATION][C] Martin v. City of Struthers

139 Ohio St. 372, 40 NE 2d 154 - 1942
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